Id like to say I kinda feel bad for them... BUT I DONT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA If anyone deserves a great big lawsuit it's ECSRO. They are pretty screwed.
So what does this mean for other private SRO servers? Who knows? But it's funny.
JOYMAX CO., LTD. v. GRZEGORZ GRYCUK, ET AL.source
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SANTA ANA)
8:09-CV-01432
FILED: 12/08/2009
The misappropriation of trade secrets, in one form or another, is often the motivation for unauthorized access, hacking, or theft in the business environment. This is nothing new. Stealing business plans and trade secrets of US companies has been a standard business practice for summer clerks and interns from other countries. This case is a reminder that protecting your trade secrets as a business is a critical function and contracts with employees and contractors can go a long way in establishing legal protections against misappropriation.
Joymax is a company existing under the laws of South Korea primarily involved with the development of computer games. The Defendant, and others associated with him, appear to be residents of the country of Poland. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants stole their source code and launched a duplicate online game website. Joymax also alleges that it has invested over $10 million in the development, marketing, and distribution of its online game and that the source code is a trade secret.
Plaintiff has sued for copyright infringement, false advertising, trademark infringement, and theft of trade secrets. The Plaintiff has requested preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, damages according to proof, an order for the reassignment of Defendant’s domain name to Plaintiff, costs of suit, and attorneys’ fees. Dozier Internet Law Cross-Reference Number 1394.
So what does this mean for other private SRO servers? Who knows? But it's funny.
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